MAY 2008
---Greenville, South Carolina

In Late May 1999, Greenville lost one of its best known folk artists. Click here for more about Herron Briggs and his famous whirl-i-gig airplanes as seen by multitudes of commuters as they passed his home on the hill along Church Street.

April 2008 was ARCHITECTURE MONTH.
This is planned to be an annual event month, so watch for next year's program. Read more about this year's event in the Home & Garden Section.

A book about Lake Hartwell is floating around, did you get a copy yet? Lake Hartwell, The Great lake of the South, by Russell Smith, is an informal collection of lake lore that provides an in-depth, interestingly true and, in part, entertaining look at one of the nation's most visited lakes. As many as 14 million annual visitors can't be wrong. There's info about fishing, talkin' about fishing, wildlife, maps, state parks and campgrounds. Chapters about the construction, lake history, and a chapter of "bunk & more bunk." Click here to read more about Lake Hartwell.

Songwriters Open Mic nights presented by the AcousticSeen. The sign up sheet for songwriters is available at 7:00pm. Music begins at 7:30. First 15 to sign get 15 minutes on stage. For songwriters performing with acoustic instruments. Original work only! AcousticSeen.
No admission but tips are appreciated.

We've got more than the beach
As columnist Jeanne Brooks wrote in the Greenville News on Sunday, January 13, you would think SC would be a lodestone for young, physically-fit outdoor enthusiasts. Touching on mountains, rivers, trout fishing, cycling, kayaking, climbing, the Bassmaster Classic. But she notes that SC is generally known for is 190 miles of coastline and about 375 golf courses. Read the article here

Shelter, shade, water & food! An outdoor dog's life can be tough year round. The weather is warming up out there, if this summer turns out like last year's, it'll be a killer for animals. Make sure they have shade and fresh water when it's blazing hot and dry. With a little time and a few bucks at a home store you can fix 'em up really right.

The International Center of the Upstate is a non-profit organization promoting cross-cultural understanding among residents of the Upstate. Visit the website at internationalupstate.org

The world went blurry for me a short time ago after having exceptional eyesight all my life. Evidently it happens with age. People use to tell me that, but I shrugged it off. It's true, age kicks in. A visit to Garrison's Opticians was an eye opener, this is much better than buying glasses at dollar stores!

South Carolina Historical Markers: Find out about historic buildings, structures, sites, objects and landscapes in our state as reported in the Greenville News. Links are found on the History page of this website

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Area photos, people & places will show you pictures of the Greenville area and its people.

Art news will introduce you to Greenville's artists, galleries, museums, workshops, festivals and more.

History gives you a taste of Greenville history information, photos and links to more.

In and around the house & great things to live with, cool shopping options, more.

Outdoors is a path to area outdoors info, clubs, organizations, more.

Pets & wildlife information about pets, dog parks and area wildlife. "Properly trained, a man can be a dog's best friend." --truth

Links is a big list of other websites around the Greenville area (being updated).

About this website. Who's behind it, what it's all about?

Shoeless Joe Jackson

Greenville Film Society More about Greenville's film and movie people.

DOG PARK NEWS The rules for Cleveland Park's Canine Corner dog park are now posted in the Animals section of this website.

Special features
Updates to this website can be very time-consuming and things run behind for various reasons, from scheduling restraints to waiting on material and information from others. Certain segments such as the Esquerita story, especially take long periods of time for gathering and verifying info. Strange and wonderful things are coming. Thanks for your patience and your continuing e-mails!

More about special features
This website is always looking for information and unusual stories about people and places in and around the Greenville area. If you have something that might fit the pages of this website, please let me know. Use the email link above to send questions and comments.